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Dubai · United Arab Emirates

UAE GRC, cybersecurity & compliance, delivered locally.

GRC and cybersecurity consulting in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and across the Emirates.

120+
UAE engagements delivered
7
Emirates served
100%
First-pass certification rate
MAST in UAE

Local delivery, global standards.

From our Dubai office, MAST partners with banks, insurers, healthcare groups, government entities and technology operators to deliver ISO 27001, PCI DSS, ADHICS V2, CBUAE and SIA-aligned programmes — with Lead Auditors based in the UAE.

Regulators we cover

The UAE regulatory landscape we work in daily.

CBUAE

Central Bank of the UAE — information assurance & operational resilience.

SIA (formerly NESA)

UAE Information Assurance Standards for critical sectors.

ADHICS V2

Abu Dhabi Healthcare Information & Cyber Security standard.

DoH & DHA

Department of Health Abu Dhabi and Dubai Health Authority.

TDRA

Telecommunications & Digital Government Regulatory Authority.

ISR Dubai

Information Security Regulation for Dubai Government entities.

DFSA & FSRA

DIFC and ADGM financial-services authorities.

PDPL (Federal)

UAE Federal Personal Data Protection Law.

UAE case studies

Recent UAE engagements — outcomes you can audit.

Anonymised snapshots of MAST delivery in your jurisdiction. Every engagement is sponsored by a named Lead Auditor.

BankingISO 27001:2022

Tier-1 UAE bank — ISMS certified across 9 entities in 14 weeks.

Built a unified ISMS spanning retail, corporate, Islamic and DIFC subsidiaries with a single Statement of Applicability covering 1,200 staff.

Time to certification
14 wks
Major non-conformities
0
Entities in scope
9
Lead Auditor attribution
Anil Sahore
Lead Auditor — ISO 27001
CQI-IRCA · CISA · 35+ yrs
DeliveredQ3 2024 · Dubai + DIFC
HealthcareADHICS V2 · HIPAA

Abu Dhabi hospital network — ADHICS V2 attestation with unified evidence library.

Mapped ADHICS V2 against HIPAA and ISO 27001 to deliver one harmonised control set across 6 facilities and 40+ clinics.

Audit effort
−61%
Facilities covered
6
Controls de-duplicated
338
Lead Auditor attribution
MAST Healthcare Practice
Senior Consultant — ADHICS
ADHICS · ISO 27001 LA · CISM
DeliveredH1 2025 · Abu Dhabi
PaymentsPCI DSS v4.0

UAE payments processor — CDE scope cut by 68% before RoC.

Re-architected the cardholder data environment and tokenisation flows to remove 68% of in-scope systems prior to QSA assessment.

In-scope systems
−68%
QSA findings
0 critical
Annual audit cost
−AED 1.4M
Lead Auditor attribution
MAST Payments Practice
Lead — PCI DSS
PCIP · QSA-aligned · 12+ yrs
DeliveredQ4 2024 · Dubai
GovernmentSIA · ISR Dubai

Dubai Government entity — ISR Level 4 attestation, first attempt.

Delivered ISR and SIA-aligned uplift across 80+ controls with full evidence pack and management-review readiness.

ISR maturity
L2 → L4
Controls remediated
82
Attestation
First-pass
Lead Auditor attribution
MAST Public Sector
Lead — ISR / SIA
ISO 27001 LA · CISSP
DeliveredQ2 2025 · Dubai
Energy / OTIEC 62443 · SIA

UAE utility — OT/ICS segmentation and SOC integration.

Segmented Purdue levels 2–3, deployed OT-aware monitoring and integrated alerts into the enterprise SOC for a national utility.

Critical OT zones
11 isolated
MTTD (OT incidents)
−74%
SIA compliance
Achieved
Lead Auditor attribution
MAST OT Security
Principal — OT/ICS
IEC 62443 · GICSP · CISSP
Delivered2024–2025 · Abu Dhabi
FAQ

UAE delivery — common questions.

Do you have a UAE office?

Yes. Our regional headquarters is in Dubai and our consultants regularly work on-site in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and across the Emirates.

Which UAE regulators do you cover?

CBUAE, SIA (formerly NESA), ADHICS V2, DoH, DHA, ISR, TDRA, DFSA, FSRA and the Federal PDPL — among others.

Can you support both onshore UAE and free-zone (DIFC, ADGM) entities?

Yes. We deliver programmes that satisfy onshore federal regulators as well as DFSA (DIFC) and FSRA (ADGM) requirements.

Speak with our UAE team

Local consultants. Lead Auditors. Fixed-fee proposals.

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